Commotion (song)

"Commotion"
Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the album Green River
A-side"Green River"
ReleasedJuly 1969 (1969-07)[1]
RecordedSometime from March to June 1969[2] at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California[3]
Genre
Length2:43
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)John Fogerty
Producer(s)John Fogerty
Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology
"Bad Moon Rising"
(1969) 		"Commotion"
(1969) 		"Down on the Corner"
(1969)

"Commotion" is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival from the album Green River, and was also the B-side of the single release of the album's title track. In 1980, "Tombstone Shadow" b/w "Commotion'" was released as a single in the United States. While released as a B-side, "Commotion" reached #30 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 and #16 in Germany. It was written by John Fogerty and recorded at Wally Heider's Studios in San Francisco in June 1969. The 45rpm was the debut session of the band at Wally Heider's and the first collaboration with engineer Russ Gary.

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